permite

[peɾˈmit̪e]

/[peɾˈmit̪e]/ verb

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The verdict

“permite” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #900. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#900
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de permitir o de permitirse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-permite · permite · Spanish

permite · rank #900 · 10 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #900
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH Pedro

Nearest frequency peer: Pedro (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “permite”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “permite” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

permite vs petite
71% similar
permite vs perrito
71% similar
permite vs permito
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for permite
PropertyValue
Headwordpermite
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[peɾˈmit̪e]
Letters7
Frequency rank#900
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “permite”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.permitecae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Pedro” (#899), “PP” (#901), “pagar” (#898). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “permite” va en #900. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around permite (IPA [peɾˈmit̪e]), averb. Corpus frequency is #900 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for permite, with forms such as "eprmite", "pemrite", and "perimte". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "petite", "perrito", "permito", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is permite, spelled P-E-R-M-I-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de permitir o de permitirse.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de permitir.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eprmite
  • pemrite
  • perimte
  • permiet
  • permitte
  • permmite
  • permtie
  • perrmite
  • ppermite
  • premite

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of permite - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

eprmite2pemrite2perimte2permiet2permitte1permmite1permtie2perrmite1
Edit distance from "permite"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "permite"?
"permite" is spelled P-E-R-M-I-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [peɾˈmit̪e].
What does "permite" mean?
As a verb, "permite" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de permitir o de permitirse.
What words are commonly confused with "permite"?
"permite" is commonly confused with "petite", "perrito", "permito". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "permite"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "permite" is [peɾˈmit̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "permite" come from?
"permite" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "permite", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list